steps you hate...and why

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I am just starting silver rhythm and there are alot of double spins/turns, spirals etc. Its not that I hate them... it is just that for right now, they are hard to do! Other than the obvious spotting when you turn, any tips from you out there who are good at spins and turns? I always start fine, but end wobbly.

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I have some for each standard dance right now...
Waltz: Backlock...it just messes up the flow of things. Doing a double-reverse out of wing, I can never get my direction straight.

Tango: Easily the reverse outside swivel; I always overturn it and fall away from my partner, though it's gotten better lately. Also rocks, they look kind of goofy and pointless to me. Oh, and brush tap. I cannot truly follow this step and I always figure it out only after the guy has kicked me.

Viennese: Getting out of fleckrolls.

Foxtrot: Outside swivel again, for the same reasons as tango. Also 3 step is really tough for me to keep aligned properly.

Quickstep: Fishtail of doom! My pro puts so much shape into this and it's a real struggle for me to keep my balance and complete that shape at the same time.

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Yep, the paso is a whole different ballgame. Can't say that I don't like doing it, but there is something about it that just doesn't feel like dancing to me. When does one ever listen to the radio and say "wow, I'd love to do a paso to that!". That being said, when I see the pros or open gold dancers do paso I think it looks fabulous.

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i am all about picture lines...love me some contracheck...but that hover corte just ...blech...having trouble dancing into it and out of it...looks more like: clunk...epic fail...me trying not to look tense and accomplish that up and over deal...and yet...not so much....grumble grumble brumble

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Absolutely HATING the double reverse spin turn twist, whatever it is called. My first exposure was Sunday in my lesson. This whole heel pull, heel turn, heel anything is so not cool. I can't even do that in a flat shoe without trying to "dance", much less in time to the music, in hold, with partner, and not go crashing into him or being left way behind because I couldn't rotate enough to do my cross. Either that or do all of the steps but end up about 180 degress shy of where I'm supposed to end. And 2 in a row? This is madness...

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Absolutely HATING the double reverse spin turn twist, whatever it is called. My first exposure was Sunday in my lesson. This whole heel pull, heel turn, heel anything is so not cool. I can't even do that in a flat shoe without trying to "dance", much less in time to the music, in hold, with partner, and not go crashing into him or being left way behind because I couldn't rotate enough to do my cross. Either that or do all of the steps but end up about 180 degress shy of where I'm supposed to end. And 2 in a row? This is madness...